Bus Rider - Lifelong Democrat - A Proven Leader for the People
I rely on AC Transit every day and have lived in Ward 4 for nearly 30 years. I am a lifelong Democrat and have decades of governance and public community service experience. I am an elected member of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, a delegate, and an executive board member of the California Democratic Party.
My Platform:
- Reliability
- Accessibility
- Equity
- Low Fares
- Environmental Sustainability
- Supporting our Transit Workers
As a bus rider in a working-class Brown and Black community with many essential workers, I want to make sure riders who depend on AC Transit have healthy, connected communities. I believe public transit should be reliable, accessible, equitable, affordable, and environmentally friendly. I will keep fares low with quality customer service. I strongly support employees and their unions. I will obtain additional funding to hire more employees and restore service to pre-pandemic levels.
Experienced in Improving Transit for Our Community
I am already a proven leader as I catalyzed The $2 Million Emergency Repave of Ashland and the $20 Million Ashland East 14th Street Phase II Corridor Improvement Project. Transit riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists, now have a safe and accessible commercial corridor because of my advocacy. The street now has expanded bus boarding platforms, new bus shelters, new seating at bus stops, safer sidewalks, adequate street lights, bike lanes, and safer crosswalks. I am have significantly reducing our carbon footprint because there is less car usage.
ENDORSEMENTS
State & County Leadership
California
State Controller
Betty Yee
Chair of the CA Board of Equalization
Malia Cohen
Alameda County Supervisor
Richard Valle
Alameda County Assessor
Phong La
Assemblymember
Ash Kalra
Transit Agency Directors
AC Transit Director Jovanka Beckles
BART Director
Liz Ames
BART Director
Lateefah Simon
Former AC Transit Ward 4 Director Mark Williams
Mayors and City Council & Municipal Advisory Council Members
Hayward City
Councilmember
Francisco Zermeño
Hayward City Councilmember
Aisha Wahab
San Leandro
City Councilmember
Victor Aguilar
San Leandro
City Councilmember
Bryan Azevedo
San Leandro
City Councilmember
Corina Lopez
Fairview Municipal Advisory Council Member
April Chan
Oakland City Council President
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Councilmember
Dan Kalb
Berkeley Mayor
Jesse Arreguin
Berkeley City Councilmember
Ben Bartlett
Alameda Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer
Liz Ortega
AFSCME Political & Legislative Director
Kim Carter Martinez
Labor Leaders
Former SEIU 1021
Vice President/
Alameda Health Systems Trustee/
Eden Municipal Advisory Committee Jennifer Esteen
Doug Jones - SEIU UHW Political Organizer
Keith Brown- President of OEA
Kyla Sinegal
San Lorenzo School Board President
Castro Valley School Board Member
Michael Kusiak
School Board Members
Hayward School
Board Member
April Oquenda
Castro Valley School Board Member
Dolly Adams
George Syrop
Hayward Community Services Commissioner
Other Community Leaders
Ruscal Cayangyang, AD14 Delegate to the CA Dem Party, Former Vallejo School Board President
Amar Shergill, Chair of the CA Dem Party Progressive Caucus
A. Keith Gibbs
Zach Denney
Josh De Leon
Eva Poon
Alfred Twu
Berkeley Planning Commissioner
AC TRANSIT WARD 4
Ward 4 includes the following cities and unincorporated communities:
- Ashland
- Cherryland
- Castro Valley
- Fairview
- San Lorenzo
- Hayward Acres
- San Leandro (area south of Fairway Drive and San Leandro Hospital)
- Hayward (area east of Hesperian Blvd, I-880)
Click here for an interactive zoomable map. Ward 4 is shaded yellow
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